Architectural design

The buildings in the Elizabethan Era, were the biggest and most awkward looking things ever. The buildings were built out of wood, were decorated nicely, and were mostly built on hills in a village format. One question people tend to ask very often is, “What were these buildings made out of?” Most of these buildings were Half Timbered. Made up of mostly wood with extremely large windows. The timbers that the architects used were usually very tall and widely spaced out. People's houses…

Malfunctional is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of North Sioux City Downtown. The functions of a downtown are to be sociable, comfortable, and useful. North Sioux City has none of those aspects relating to their downtown. There are very few purposes to go downtown in North Sioux City, because the diversity of residents and businesses is low. The businesses there are either casinos, restaurants, or liquor store there are no shops, cafes, or other businesses besides one bank. All…

The Telecom Building, Wellington I have chosen the (Old) Telecom Building in Wellington as my study of Wellington buildings. The reason why I have made this selection is because of my curiosity. The way this building appeals to me and attracts me in is its strange green façade exterior, hooked my eyes every time I walk pass Manners Street. The Telecom Building is located at 13 – 27 Manners Street, Te Aro, Wellington. After a quick online search, it was very easy to find out that the building…

Irish American population to support the Irish workmen who had moved to Lowell and who are also the ones that worked on the Pawtucket and Merrimack Canals. The current stone structure dates to 1853 and the Saint Patrick's church used to be in a wooden design but a fire in 1904 caused majority of the church to be rebuilt by 1906. Patrick’s church has many characteristics that imitate the gothic style that common back then including: a steeply pitched roof, pointed-arch windows, stained glass, and…

The first reinforced concrete high-rise building is the Ingalls Building, built in 1903 in Cincinnati, Ohio. All the key developments in reinforced concrete buildings in that time have contributed in the design and construction of Ingalls Building. Richard W. Steiger defined the Ingalls Building, ‘These developments included heavy monolithic beam-and-slab construction with tension reinforcing, two-way reinforcing systems, and bent bars and stirrups. Also used were hoops and continuous helixes…

Santiago Calatrava, who won the contest with his beautiful design inspired by the anthropomorphic figure of a bird, created a striking entrance hall 27 meters high steel and glass covered by a mobile brise-soleil that raises its wings twice to the day to welcome visitors. The important extension of Calatrava "responds…

The Three Rooms This essay introduces the Alhambra palace, its location, and a little on its history. Multiple times the palace has been destroyed, and reconstructed, for pleasure, or for war. The beautiful interiors of the palace, the symbolic and enchanting courts of the Alhambra are like no other. Descriptions of the most important rooms of the Alhambra palace, and the complexity their charm. The derivation of each rooms name, and the rumors that still linger within the palace’s history.…

undertaking as creating the rose window of a cathedral”. He was explaining how architecture has no standard minimum or limitation within the design. Goldberger is supporting his evidence alongside how Frank Lloyd Wright explained how he modernized the American prairie. Goldberger explains how versatile architecture can be by comparing an architect’s style of design being implemented into a completely contradictory region and still coexisting. In a more recent article, Goldberger opened an…

Marvin Trachtenberg, “Suger’s Miracles, Branner’s Bourges: Reflections on “Gothic Architecture” as Medieval Modernism”, Gesta, 39.2 (2000)m 183-205. In his article, Marvin Trachtenberg aims to redefine our understanding of words like “modern” and “historicism” in regards to Gothic architecture. To prove his point, he uses Suger’s St. Denis along with Bourges Cathedral as examples, but he begins with a lengthy investigation into the language we use to describe Gothic architecture, including the…

Memories worth repeating…Coconut Grove Coconut Grove Regency Hotel is more than just a stunning hotel; it’s a symbol of the Ghanaian culture and modern architecture, proudly designed with locally produced materials. Discover the ultimate hotel that postulates an unparalleled feeling and an experience of a personalized paradise away from home. The building has a unique layout and its façade is inspired by a traditional courtyard with its Renaissance-style portal of moulded bricks. It has…